Washington hiking trails - Jug Lake Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Lewis County

   
  Washington has so much to offer the outdoors lovers. Each one of the many wilderness trails of Washington has something unique to offer. Can’t wait to get out in the wilderness, if you happen to be in Lewis County of Washington, Jug Lake Trail is a tremendous local trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Fine wilderness trails in Washington are in abundance, and one of those is Jug Lake Trail in Lewis County. Jug Lake Trail is 13.4 miles long; it's a long backcountry trail. Jug Lake Trail is pretty secluded from the least distant settlement, and many folks
    like to trek here to be next to the wilderness. The backcountry trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your hike. Backcountry backpacking here in Washington never gets boring. There is only
one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry walk. Jug Lake Trail sees pretty high levels of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is frequently January, that's the one that snows the most while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This backcountry hike should take you about 2 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. For the period of the long summer days at Jug Lake Trail highs are ordinarily in the 60's. Summer night lows dip down to the 40's. The winter brings highs down to the 30's,  
and night lows at Jug Lake Trail during the winter commonly dip into the 10's. Jug Lake Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Jug Lake Trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes it an outstanding backcountry hiking trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in brilliant shape. Great outdoors hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these summits. This is one of many backcountry hiking trails in the surrounding area. This backpacking and hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,307 feet which is about average. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping.

Briefly about the general area:
Don't you try to stop me, cause I'm havin' a good time here at Jug Lake Trail. Whitewater paddling is fine on American River, and why not stop by close by Sheller Creek if you're here at Jug Lake Trail. Life's too short to enjoy all the entertaining things in the Northern Cascade Range. Jug Lake Trail is a splendid spot to visit for more than one day, White Pass Campground is a splendid spot to camp nearby, and if you're here you have to take a look at Cortright Point.
It's a nice idea to stop by Red Rock Creek, it's close to Jug Lake Trail, and you have to positively dedicate some time to Indian Creek Meadows while you're here at Jug Lake Trail. Summit Creek has a brilliant whitewater paddling spot nearby, and Gifford Pinchot National Forest is worth going to. Stay the night at Knuppenburg Lake Campground It's always perfect to check out Log Spring.
So much exciting stuff in the Northern Cascade Range, just remarkable. A trip to Cowlitz Pass is always fun; don’t forget to pop by Blankenship Meadows if you're here at Jug Lake Trail.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.7597, Longitude -121.3511
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Total in and out hiking length = 13.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 5.7 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1307 feet


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 Trails Near Jug Lake Trail:
Twin Sisters Trail, Yakima County County , 1 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1307 feet elevation difference
Cowlitz Trail, Lewis County County , 3 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 2199 feet elevation difference
Indian Creek Trail, Lewis County County , 3 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 1528 feet elevation difference
Cramer Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 869 feet elevation difference
Bumping Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  18.2 hiking miles, 792 feet elevation difference
Lake Trail, Lewis County County , 4 miles away,  10.8 hiking miles, 1640 feet elevation difference
Blankenship Meadows Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1367 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Jug Lake Trail:
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 5 miles away
Knuppenburg Lake Campground, Lewis County, 6 miles away
Soda Springs Campground, Lewis County, 6 miles away
Morse Creek Campground, Yakima County, 8 miles away
Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Jug Lake Trail:
Summit Creek, Lewis County County , 10 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
American River, -blank- County County , 11 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)
Chinook Creek, Pierce County County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Deer Creek to Cedar Flats)
Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis County County , 11 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground)
Ohanepecosh River, Lewis County County , 13 miles away, Class V - 4.7 miles long (Ohanepecosh Campground to La Wis Wis Campground)
 National Parks Near Jug Lake Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 40 miles away
 Hotels Near Jug Lake Trail:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 35 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum , 37 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum , 37 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 45 miles away
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie , 48 miles away
 Lakes Near Jug Lake Trail
Henry Lake, Lewis County , 1 miles away
Twin Sisters Lakes, Lewis County , 1 miles away

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